Could you head off alone to help with one of the largest disasters in U.S. history? That's exactly what counselor and leadership coach Tim Warneka did. As a first-time volunteer with the American Red Cross, Warneka was assigned to the coastline of southern Mississippi--right where Katrina came ashore! In this emotionally honest, moving account, you'll learn what it's like to be a front-line responder to a national emergency.
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Disturbing, Informational, and Inspiring,
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This review is from: Healing Katrina: Volunteering in Post-Hurricane Mississippi (Hardcover)
In "Healing Katrina" Tim Warneka records his first-hand experience as a volunteer mental health professional with the American Red Cross. Tim was deployed to Mississippi in the immediate aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
The book is a compilation of Journal entries, blogs, photographs and commentary covering the two week period of Tim's assignment. Warneka is publishing this work in an effort to raise the awareness level of the American people to the extensive damage and devastation caused by these catastrophic storms. In the final chapter of the book Tim makes this observation: "Words simply fail to describe the enormity of the destruction caused by the 2005 hurricane season...property damage suffered in the billions of dollars. The psychological, financial, emotional and physical scars will be with us for years to come." Tim is a true motivator. I found myself wanting to start blogging, and to reestablish my journal writing. I also felt moved to explore the possibility of applying for training with the Red Cross in preparation for the next National or local emergency. "Healing Katrina" is a book that should be on the reading list of our representatives in Washington, for community service organizations, and for concerned citizens. It is a wake up call to the importance of disaster preparedness and world relief.
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The Reality of Volunteering,
This review is from: Healing Katrina: Volunteering in Post-Hurricane Mississippi (Hardcover)
Healing Katrina was a powerful look into the reality of volunteering. Timothy's musings and thoughts - not always full of smiles and laughter, but always with real emotions - positions the post-Katrina atmosphere in a new light. Anyone who plans on volunteering in the Delta, or who is thinking about volunteering and is filled with excitement, should read Healing Katrina. By the conclusion, you have a look into the ups and downs, the ebb and flow, of volunteering and of giving your best in a situation that at times has no best to show you. I continue to recommend this book to anyone who wants to volunteer in our post-Katrina world.
Alexis Dobbins
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A Real Eye-Opener,
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This review is from: Healing Katrina: Volunteering in Post-Hurricane Mississippi (Hardcover)
Tim Warneka in his book, Healing Katrina, shares his detailed, personal, and compassionate experience, as an American Red Cross Volunteer, in the after math of the most destructive natural disaster in U.S. history. Healing Katrina gives a very interesting and fresh look into the `behind the scenes' responsibilities of the volunteers and mental health care professionals assigned to the American Red Cross base in Mississippi.
Extremely insightful and very informative, Tim Warneka has written an excellent resource book. A must read for those who have a heart to help others in crises. Marsha Johnson is the author of Emerald's Garden How to grieve, mourn, and recover from loss. [...]
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